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Theatrical poster for My Sons (1991)
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Directed by | Yōji Yamada |
Produced by | Nobuyoshi Ōtani |
Written by | Makoto Shiina (novel) Yôji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama (screenplay) |
Starring |
Rentarō Mikuni Masatoshi Nagase Emi Wakui |
Music by | Teizo Matsumura |
Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date
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October 12, 1991 |
Running time
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121 min. |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
My Sons (息子 Musuko?) is a 1991 Japanese film directed by Yōji Yamada. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.
The children of old-fashioned patriarch of a family in Iwate Province gather to observe the first anniversary of their mother's death. Tetsuya, working as a bartender in Tokyo, quarrels with his father over the way he is leading his life. Eventually Tetsuya changes his ways and gains the approval of his father.
15th Japan Academy Prize
16th Hochi Film Award